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| ===Language Arts===
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| [[Lex]] appears in all of these lessons.
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| ====Story Elements====
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| Ash and his friends are traveling through a forest, May is complaining that they have been walking for a while and asks Max for directions. They find out that they have been walking in circles. Ash suggests that they climb a mountain to get a better view of the area. They all agree and race to the top. They finally spot the next town, only for the weather to change for the worse. To avoid the rain, they take shelter inside a cave. The gang realizes that they had quite an adventure and decide to contact Lex and tell him about their experience. Lex then teaches the group about the parts of a story.
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| Characters that appear in this episode are:
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| *[[Ash Ketchum]]
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| *[[May (anime)|May]]
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| *[[Brock]]
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| *[[Max]]
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| *[[Ash's Pikachu]]
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| *[[Ash's Swellow]]
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| *[[Meowth (Team Rocket)|Meowth]]
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| ====Similes and Metaphors====
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| Ash and Brock are backstage with {{TP|May|Eevee}} at a Pokémon show. May finds out that for this competition, descriptions must be written about the Pokémon being entered. They contact Lex who teaches the group about similes and metaphors.
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| Characters that appear in this episode are:
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| *[[Ash Ketchum]]
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| *[[May (anime)|May]]
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| *[[Brock]]
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| *[[May's Eevee]]
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| *"Girl" (no name given)
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| ====Adverbs====
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| Ash, May, Max and Brock are heading towards another [[Pokémon Contest]], May is quite excited about it. When they get there, the group discovers that there are reporters there, interviewing the Coordinators about their Pokémon. This made May a little nervous, as she wasn't prepared for that. They decide to practice by holding a mock interview, May gives a response that seems rather... dull. So they contact Lex to see how the can "spice up" May's response.
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| Character that appear in this episode are:
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| *[[Ash Ketchum]]
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| *[[May (anime)|May]]
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| *[[Brock]]
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| *[[Max]]
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| *[[May's Munchlax]]
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| *[[May's Squirtle]]
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| *"Interviewer" (no name)
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| ====Writing for Different Audiences====
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| Brock was checking his email and finds that his brother, [[Forrest]], has sent him one. Along with how much [[Brock's siblings]] miss him, the email also states that he has started an {{P|Onix}} fanclub, because he thinks {{TP|Brock|Onix}} is a great Pokémon and wants to link other Onix trainers together. Forrest has sent a rough draft of the letter he plans on sending to every trainer he could think of has trained an Onix, which includes Brock, Forrest's friends and even [[Bruno]] of the Elite Four. However, the letter Forest sent seems rather informal, which is an issue since this letter is being sent to Bruno. Brock decides to contact Lex to see how he can improve Forrest's letter. Lex teaches Brock that it isn't just the content of what you are writing, but who it is for that matters.
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| Characters that appear in this episode are:
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| *[[Brock]]
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| *{{p|Onix}}
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| ====Hyperbole, Personification, Onomatopoeia====
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| Ash, May and Max, along with Pikachu, Squirtle and Eevee are all heading towards a [[Pokémon Contest]], and as usual, May is psyched for it, and is hoping that a crowd will be there. Along the way they pass a poster with Bette's {{P|Butterfree}} on it advertising the for the contest, the poster claims that the audience will jump sky high. They pass another contest poster, this time with a {{P|Beedrill}}, which may or may not belong to someone called Toby, claiming that there's a buzz going on at the contest. A third poster with an {{P|Electrike}} belonging to Elena claims that it's thunder will run. These sayings confuse Max and Ash while May freaks out that she doesn't have a poster of her own, and that no one cheer for her (Much to the dismay of Ash and Max). She decides to make a poster of her own, but isn't sure how to make it so that it's as exciting as the other posters. They contact Lex who teaches them about hyperboles, personification and onomatopoeia.
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| Characters that appear in this episode are
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| *[[Ash Ketchum]]
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| *[[May (anime)|May]]
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| *[[Max]]
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| *[[Ash's Pikachu]]
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| *[[May's Squirtle]]
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| *[[May's Eevee]]
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| *[[May's Munchlax]]
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| Bette, Toby and Elena are coordinators that are mentioned but don't appear in the lesson. Also, on Elena's poster, Electrike is misspelled '''Elecktrike'''
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| ====Personal Narrative====
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| Ash and his friends are on a ferry heading towards another battle Ash wants to compete in. Max comments that Ash has been in plenty of battles, and Ash replies that he's had fun at each one. Max then asks which one did he think was the best, Ash couldn't decide and recalls some of them, such as his battle with [[Ritchie]] and his [[Sparky|Pikachu]], and his battle with [[Falkner]], and catching {{TP|Ash|Heracross}}. However, as he tried to tell his stories, he tended to leave details out or stumble over his wording, which made the stories somewhat confusing to follow. Even Brock who had been with Ash himself couldn't understand Ash's recollections well. Ash was too excited to really make it clear for the group. So they decide to call Lex. Who suggests some pointers on how to make a personal story interesting for others.
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| Characters that appear in this episode are
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| *[[Ash Ketchum]]
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| *[[May (anime)|May]]
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| *[[Max]]
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| *[[Brock]]
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| *[[Ash's Pikachu]]
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| During the episode, Brock recalls a dream where he and [[Harley]] went out for pizza and Harley couldn't stop talking about himself and that made him fall asleep in the dream, which caused Harley to get mad and throw soda at him, waking Brock up for real.
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| During this lesson, references to ''[[EP014|Electric Shock Showdown]]'', ''[[AG164|Ka Boom With a View]]'', ''[[AG173|New Plot - Odd Lot]]'', ''[[AG174|Going for Choke]]'' and ''[[EP001|Pokémon, I Choose You]]'' were made.
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| ====Contractions====
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| Ash, Pikachu and Max were walking towards each other, not paying attention to where they were going. They bumped into each other, causing both their papers to fly in all directions. Ash decides to help Max pick up all the papers. He asks him what they are for. Max replies that he's helping [[Roxanne]] write descriptions of Pokémon for her guide for new trainers at the trainer's school. The only problem is that his descriptions are too long and must be shortened. Ash decides to contact Lex to help out Max. Lex introduces the concept of contractions.
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| Characters that appear in this episode are
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| *[[Ash Ketchum]]
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| *[[Max]]
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| *[[Ash's Pikachu]]
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| ====Syntax====
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| May is waiting for Ash at the [[Pokémon Center]]. However, she is becoming increasingly bored and hungry just waiting for him. Not even her "May's expedition" game is helping, so she heads of to find lunch. At the picnic table, she only finds a sandwich, which she's not in the least bit interested in. She decides to call Lex to see what he's up to. She finds that Lex is working on a new song with his electric guitar. She explains her situation and even mentions that she's so boring that Max doesn't even want to read her diary. Lex brings up that writing can be useful for relieving boredom. May reads him an entry from her diary, which is very dull and non-descriptive. Lex then suggests syntax to her improve sentence structure and make the story far more interesting then before.
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| Characters that appear in this episode are
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| *[[May (anime)|May]]
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| ====Context Clues====
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| Brock is busy sight-seeing around a town. However, he would like it better if he was sight seeing with a pretty girl. He spots an [[Officer Jenny]] by the library, so he rushes to her side and in Brock fashion, asks Jenny if she could sight-see with him. Officer Jenny is just happy to show Brock around the town and it's many attractions. As she is thrilled to show off how "resplendent" the town's "vista" is, Brock becomings increasingly confused by her abnormally large vocabulary, he quickly rushes off to call Lex about his predicament. Lex suggests to use context clue to figure out what this "cognizant" Officer Jenny means.
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| Characters that appear in this episode are
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| *[[Brock]]
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| *[[Officer Jenny]]
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| ====Writing a Business Letter====
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| Max has just received a new telescope called the "Star Explorer Telescope 3000", which will help him view a comet that is supposed to show up once in a lifetime. However, when he opens up the box, it comes in various pieces, and there doesn't appear to be any instructions on how to put it together. He decides to call Lex if he has any ideas. He suggests to send a letter to the company that makes the telescope. He then teaches May and Max how a business letter is properly written.
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| Characters that appear in this episode are
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| *[[Max]]
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| *[[May (anime)|May]]
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| *[[May's Skitty]]
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| The business letter Lex uses as examples during the lesson has addresses from the United States.
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| ====Sharing and Reflecting====
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| Max is very bored. It's been raining for a few days and he's read every book in his backpack. He asks May if she has any books for him to read, but she has none. Ash however, mentions that he's read a book about different trainer's experiences, and that [[Nurse Joy]] might have that book. Max asks for the book at the front, and Nurse Joy gets it, but he's too eager to wait so he asks Ash about it. Ash couldn't really say much about it aside from it being good. They decide to call Lex, since he's an expert at this sort of thing. They call him up and he teaches them about how to share and reflect on what they have read.
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| Characters that appear in this episode are
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| *[[Max]]
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| *[[May (anime)|May]]
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| *[[Ash Ketchum]]
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| *[[Nurse Joy]]
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| *[[Ash's Pikachu]]
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| *[[May's Eevee]]
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| Lex mentions a ficitious book he read as an example called Simcha in the City
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| The Poképilot is capable of uploading excripts from books almost instantaniously. Ash loads a book written by a Pokémon trainer named Logan who is chased by a swarm of {{P|Beedrill}}, only to come face to face with a {{P|Gyarados}}, something Ash has done multipule times in the anime.
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| ====Outlines====
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| May, Max and Eevee are heading towards [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] in [[Pallet Town]]. Max is psyched that he'll spend time with Professor Oak, but May thinks he'll be too busy. Max then has the idea to work on an entirely new project with Professor Oak, but has no idea where to begin. May suggests that he studies Eevee, simply because it's cute, but Max isn't convinced as "cuteness isn't scientific". But he's somewhat convinced he could study on Eevee's [[Eeveelution|claim to fame]]. However, May complains about the heat, causing Max to recall the time [[AG009|he helped the Shroomish in the mansion]] by planting trees. Max gets over-excited on how Pokémon live in their natural habitats, but he isn't sure on how he could propose the idea to Professor Oak so it sounds impressive and offical. They call up Lex and learn about outlines and how they're laid out before project is written.
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| Characters that appear in this episode are
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| *[[May (anime)|May]]
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| *[[Max]]
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| *[[May's Eevee]]
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| Apparently, May is grossed out by feet.
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| ====Point of View====
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| Ash, May and Max have been caught in the rain, luckly, Ash spots a mansion where they could take shelter. Max is hesitant since nobody seems to live there. May hears squeaking and concludes that the place is haunted. However, they need to get out of the rain so they head into the house, despite May's protests. From behind a bush, Team Rocket watches, and invent a new plan to catch Pikachu, with Meowth disgusing himself as a ghost. Ash and his friends head into the kitchen, where May spots a Meowth-shaped shadow run across a doorway. This freaks out May, but the others didn't even see it. Ash and Max investigate, where they spot Team Rocket tiptoe by. Trying to follow them, they fall into a hole in the floor, leaving May all alone. She spots Team Rocket and then hears Max's voice coming from the dark basement. While Ash, Max and Pikachu stumble around in the dark, May has no idea who's talking, so she opens up the Poképilot and contacts Lex, who teaches her how to tell who's talking by understanding the point of view.
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| Characters that appear in this episode are
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| *[[Ash Ketchum]]
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| *[[May (anime)|May]]
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| *[[Max]]
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| *[[Ash's Pikachu]]
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| *[[Jessie]]
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| *[[James]]
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| *[[Meowth (Team Rocket)|Meowth]]
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| *{{p|Minun}}
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| *[[Narrator]]
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| *female narrator
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| This episode is quite simlair to ''[[AG081|Take this House and Shuppet]]'', and not surprisingly, uses the same backgrounds as the episodes.
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| It is also the only episode of the learning league that uses the Narrator from the english versions of the anime and [[Pokémon Battle Revolution]], This lesson also uses a female narrator voice, which is only used in the Try section.
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| ====Peer Feedback====
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| Ash has just won a draw for the chance to be a guest judge a Pokémon Contest. The only problem is that he's never judged anything before, so he has no idea how to give a fair review for all the entries, including May. He's also concerned about if the other entries will agree with what he has to say, which makes Brock, Max and May all glad they were chosen for the task. Ash contacts Lex and he teaches them how to review fairly, accruately and tactfully.
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| Characters that appear in this episode are
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| *[[Ash Ketchum]]
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| *[[May (anime)|May]]
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| *[[Brock]]
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| *[[Max]]
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| *[[Ash's Pikachu]]
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| *{{p|Totodile}}
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| *{{p|Torchic}}
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| *{{p|Bulbasaur}}
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| *{{p|Onix}}
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| *{{p|Charizard}}
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| *various extras
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| ====Brainstorming====
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| Ash and May are traveling to another town for another battle, they're trying to get there as fast as they can. Unfortunately, they come across a Snorlax blocking their path. They try to think of a way to get it out of their way. They call up Lex to show them how to put ideas together.
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| Characters that appear in this episode are
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| *[[Ash Ketchum]]
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| *[[May (anime)|May]]
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| *[[Ash's Pikachu]]
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| *{{p|Snorlax}}
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| Ash mentions that a [[Pokéflute]] can wake it up, but they don't possess one.
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| ====Comparative Adjectives====
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| Ash has brought a video tape of a gym challenge to [[DJ Mary]] for the local news. He is then asked by DJ Mary to do the forecast on the 6 o'clock news. Ash agrees and is supposed to show up by 5:30. He calls Lex up to help him. Lex suggests to compare different weather patterns in different places using comparative adjectives.
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| Characters that appear in this episode are
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| *[[Ash Ketchum]]
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| *[[DJ Mary]]
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| *[[Ash's Pikachu]]
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| The weather map in the background of the news room is of the [[Kanto]] region, even though DJ Mary lives and works in [[Goldenrod City]] in [[Johto]].
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| ====Pronouns====
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| Ash has just received a letter from [[Professor Birch]]. In the letter, he wrote that he's writing a book about the different experiences of [[Pokémon trainer]]s, and has asked Ash to sent him a story for his book. Ash tries to come up a story, but is having trouble with his sentences. He calls Lex who teaches him about pronouns.
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| Characters that appear in this episode are
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| *[[Ash Ketchum]]
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| *[[Ash's Pikachu]]
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| *[[Nurse Joy]]
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| While the episode uses Professor Birch, it would be [[Professor Oak]] who would be more likely write a book about trainers and Pokémon. Professor Birch's area of expertise is Pokémon's interaction with the enviroment.
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| [[Pokémon Center]]s also seem to function as post offices.
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| ====Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases====
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| The episode starts of with [[Nurse Joy]] starting off the stamp rally and explaining the rules of said event. Max and May have entered the competition, As did Team Rocket. They must find the different rally points with the clues given to them. Suddenly, a {{P|Spoink}} joins them. Max decides to feed it a small berry; most likely a [[Cheri Berry]]. It eats the berry and bounces onto Max's head. May tells him to focus on finding the first clue. Which is read as "Cliff The Under" with a picture of a box above it. Neither of them can make heads or tails of it, so they call up Lex, who figures that the words are scrambled and actually reads "Under The Cliff". He then teaches them about prepositions and prepositional phrases, using the Spoink as an example.
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| Characters that appear in this episode are
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| *[[Nurse Joy]]
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| *[[May (anime)|May]]
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| *[[Max]]
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| *[[Ash Ketchum]]
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| *[[Brock]]
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| *[[Jessie]]
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| *[[James]]
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| *various extras
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| *{{p|Spoink}}
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| This episode is almost identical to [[AG159|Off the Unbeaten Path]], only people are paired up with other people, not with Pokémon.
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| ====Persuasive Writing====
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| May and Brock are watching Skitty and Squirtle in the park. The park is full of people with their Pokémon. Brock decides that it's the perfect time and place to test out new recipies of [[Pokémon food]], and he asks May if she could get people to get their Pokémon to sample some. First though, they have to give some to Skitty and Squirtle; They love it. May is convinced that trainers will line up for food that good, so Brock and May decide to set up a food stall with free samples for the trainers in the park. Once they set up, they discover that nobody is coming for the food, even though Skitty and Squirtle enjoy it. They call up Lex to see if he has any ideas on how to attract people. He suggests to use persuasive writing to get people interested.
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| Characters that appear in this episode are
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| *[[May (anime)|May]]
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| *[[Brock]]
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| *[[May's Skitty]]
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| *[[May's Squirtle]]
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| *various extras
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| *{{p|Bulbasaur}}
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| *{{p|Eevee}}
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| *{{p|Jolteon}}
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| *{{p|Psyduck}}
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| *{{p|Diglett}}
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| The lesson references [[Pike Queen Lucy]] as an example.
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| ====Introductory Paragraph====
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| The episode begins with May trying to recite something, but it's not going very well. She mentions that [[Lilian]] asked her to give a speech about her experiences as a [[Pokémon Coordinator]], but she's having trouble beginning it. May's convinced that if she just knew how to start it off, the rest would come very easily. She contacts Lex, who teaches her about introductory paragraphs.
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| Characters that appear in this episode are
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| *[[May (anime)|May]]
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| *[[Professor Birch]] (May's recollection)
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| *[[May's Skitty]]
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| *{{p|Mudkip}} (May's recollection)
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| *{{p|Totodile}}
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| ====Prefixes====
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| Max is excited as he is going to one of [[Roxanne]]'s beginning trainer weekend events, which is being held at her gym. Max has a manual which has details of the events, and he is very eager to read it. However, as he reads, he's having trouble with some of the words, like "insure", "irresponsible" and "misuse". So he calls Lex and learns about Prefixes.
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| Characters that appear in this episode are
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| *[[Max]]
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| *[[Roxanne]] (picture)
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| It's worth noting that the picture of Roxanne used for the cover of Max's manual is similar to the one used for [[Pokémon Special]].
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| ====Subject/Verb Agreement====
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| Ash has to hurry to a certain spot to meet Brock. When he gets there, he finds that Brock isn't there yet, and doesn't appear until later. Brock arrives and explains that he has found the girl of his dreams. He hasn't learned her name yet, but he wrote a poem about her. He recites the poem, but its verses sound... pretty terrible. They call Lex and learn about subject/verb agreement.
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| Characters that appear in this episode are
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| *[[Ash Ketchum]]
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| *[[Brock]]
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| *[[Ash's Pikachu]]
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| ====Run-On Sentences====
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| Ash and Max are talking about a Pokémon battle Ash just won. They meet May who congratuales Ash on the battle. They find that there's a Questionnaire about the battle, which asks to write about a description of the battle and what the writer liked best about it. Max eagerly wants to answer it. However, the sentence Max comes up with sounds a bit too long and didn't make much sense, since they were running together. Ash decides to call Lex, who explains to them about run-on sentences.
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| Characters that appear in this episode are
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| *[[Ash Ketchum]]
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| *[[Max]]
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| *[[May (anime)|May]]
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| *[[Ash's Pikachu]]
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| *{{p|Poliwrath}}
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| *{{p|Suicune}}
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| *{{p|Milotic}}
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| *{{p|Cyndaquil}}
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| The Pokémon Ash fought in the battle were {{P|Beedrill}}.
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| ====Cause and Effect====
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| The episode starts off with the Poképilot open but lying on a desk in a library with no one around. Lex wonders who's calling and Max answers, but he's nowhere to be seen. He then appears out from behind a pile of books. Max says that he checked out all the books in the library on trainers since he wants to know what makes a great trainer great. He read many of the books, but isn't quite sure on some of the causes an their effects. Lex explains it to him.
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| Characters that appear in this episode are
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| *[[Max]]
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| *{{p|Castform}}
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| *{{p|Electrike}}
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| *{{p|Beedrill}}
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| *{{p|Primeape}}
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| *{{p|Marshtomp}}
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| *{{p|Charmander}}
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| *{{p|Treecko}}
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| *{{p|Graveler}}
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| *{{p|Psyduck}}
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| *Barkesh? (a character in a book)
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| *Shelia? (a character from another book)
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| ====Possessive Pronouns====
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| Ash and his friends made it to a festival, and there are plenty of people and their Pokémon out. Including a lot of girls for Brock. However, they only have tickets for the first day. Max notices all the workshops where he could learn things and plenty of games as well. So they all decide to make the most of this one day by see everything they can and meeting up just before the festival closes. 3 hours pass and they meet up at the same spot. May won a kite and Max tries to tell a story about a {{P|Lickitung}} and its trainer, but didn't use any possessive pronouns, making the story somewhat confusing to follow. Brock mentions that you can use "him" and "her" in a sentence and the story will make sense. However, Max isn't sure what pronoun to use to refer to the Lickitung. So they call Lex and learn about possessive pronouns.
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| Characters that appear in this episode are
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| *[[Ash Ketchum]]
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| *[[May (anime)|May]]
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| *[[Brock]]
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| *[[Max]]
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| *[[Jessie]]
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| *[[James]]
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| *[[Meowth (Team Rocket)|Meowth]]
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| *[[Flannery]]
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| *[[Ash's Pikachu]]
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| *various extras
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| *{{p|Sceptile}}
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| *{{p|Corphish}}
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| *{{p|Swablu}}
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| *{{p|Psyduck}}
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| *{{p|Lickitung}}
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| *{{p|Snorlax}}
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| *{{p|Eevee}}
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| *{{p|Wigglytuff}}
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| *{{p|Kyogre}}
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| Team Rocket, Flannery and Kyogre only appear as examples during the lesson. [[Team Aqua]] is also referenced.
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| ====Root Words====
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| Ash and his friends are all visiting Misty at the [[Cerulean Gym]]. However, when they get there, all they can find at the gym is a note. As Max reads the letter, he gets distracted by [[Misty's Horsea]]. It jumps out of the water and causes the note to get all wet, and is unable to be fully read. All they could make out was that there were a few series of battles that Misty was excited about. They call Lex to see if he could help them decode the rest of the note. He teaches the group about root words.
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| Characters that appear in this episode are
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| *[[Ash Ketchum]]
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| *[[May (anime)|May]]
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| *[[Brock]]
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| *[[Max]]
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| *[[Ash's Pikachu]]
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| *[[Misty's Horsea]]
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| ====Commas====
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| Brock congratulates Ash and Pikachu on a great battle. Ash mentions that Pikachu performed an awesome {{M|Volt Tackle}}, but Brock appears to be looking at something, Ash wonders what it is, and Brock says that he's looking for a gift shop to buy a gift for his brothers and sisters, as he is going back to [[Pewter City]] to visit them. He also mentions that [[Brock's siblings|Tommy and Susie]] wrote him a letter about bringing back some souvenirs from [[Rustboro City]]. But Brock has no idea on what exactly they want, since the letter has no commas to separate the items on their lists. Brock decides to also teach them about comma placement, so he calls Lex, who teaches Brock and Ash about commas.
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| Characters that appear in this episode are
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| *[[Ash Ketchum]]
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| The two siblings of Brock that wrote the letter were Susie and Tommy. {{TP|Brock|Geodude}}, {{TP|Brock|Steelix}}, {{TP|Ash|Donphan}}, {{TP|Ash|Swellow}}, and Forrest are also mentioned.
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| Brock is teaching the rest of the group how to cook, and are all confident that they'll come up with delicous results. Brock begins with teaching them how to make noodles. However, as they read the directions, they're a bit confused on some of the words such as "doneness" and "boiling". The words are familiar, but the endings are not. They begin to lose their confidence on their cooking skills, so Brock calls Lex and he teaches them about suffixes.
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| *[[Brock]]
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| *[[Ash Ketchum]]
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| *[[May (anime)|May]]
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| *[[Max]]
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| *[[Ash's Pikachu]]
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| As Misty is training her Azurill and Psyduck how to swim, she receives a phone call from Tracey at [[Professor Oak's Lab]]. He called her to tell her that he met a reporter from the local paper who wanted to do an article on the [[Cerulean Gym]]. However, she wants the article from Misty herself. Tracey was so excited that he forgot to ask the reporter on what sort of article she wants exactly. Misty decides to call Lex, who explains to her on how a newspaper article is written.
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| *[[Misty]]
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| *[[Tracey]]
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| *[[Misty's Psyduck]]
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| *[[Misty's Azurill]]
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| *[[Jessie]]
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| *[[James]]
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| *[[Meowth (Team Rocket)|Meowth]]
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| *[[Ash's Swellow]]
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| *{{p|Wooper}}
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| *{{p|Horsea}}
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| *{{p|Goldeen}}
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| *{{p|Poliwhirl}}
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| *{{p|Golduck}}
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| *{{p|Pikachu}}
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| The newspaper article used in the "Apply" section is one relating to the lack of activity and childhood obesity in the United States.
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| Misty is writing tips for water Pokémon Trainers and [[Gym Leader]]s, but {{TP|Misty|Psyduck}} keeps interrupting her. She looks at her notes but something seems to be off, until Psyduck splashes water onto them. She looks at the tank Psyduck is in, only to find that it's almost completely empty. She puts a hose in it to fill it up, which gives her another idea for a tip to write down. As she looks at what she wrote, she isn't sure if it's spelt "tanks'" or "tank's" or even "tanks". She calls Lex and learns about possessive nouns.
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| Characters that appear in this episode are
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| *[[Misty]]
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| *[[Misty's Psyduck]]
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| *[[James]]
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| *[[Roxanne]]
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| *[[James's Carnivine]]
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| *{{p|Munchlax}}
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| *{{p|Gyarados}}
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| *{{p|Horsea}}
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| *{{p|Goldeen}}
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| *{{p|Luvdisc}}
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| *{{p|Gorebyss}}
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| This is one of the few episodes where a character from the anime helps out with one of the mission guide's problems. Misty helps out with Lex's song lyrics.
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| Misty brings up that all of her sisters (including her) seem to share the same bike.
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| James, Carnivine and Roxanne only appear as examples. Also, Carnivine is the very first Pokémon introduced in the [[Diamond & Pearl]] anime season to appear on the Learning League website.
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| This episode also references the Pokémon Intelligence Agency.
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| The episode begins with Dawn and Piplup at a TV studio. Professor Oak is doing a live TV show and Dawn wants to show how much she admires him. She decides to write a poem, since Professor Oak is well known for his poetry. However, she doesn't exactly know where to start. So she calls Lex and he teaches her on the parts of speech and written language.
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| *[[Dawn (anime)|Dawn]]
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| *[[Dawn's Piplup]]
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| *[[Professor Oak]] (TV image)
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| During the lesson it begins to rain, and the end result is that the live TV show is postponed, much to Dawn's disappointment.
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| Team Rocket tries another scheme to steal Pikachu. This time, Meowth is disguised as a wild {{P|Weavile}} with the ability to talk. He shows himself to Ash and his friends and begins to speak. They are amazed and what to write down what the "Weavile" is saying, however, Dawn isn't quite sure on how to separate what the "Weavile" is saying from everything else. So they call Lex and learn about Quotation Marks.
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| *[[Ash Ketchum]]
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| *[[Brock]]
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| *[[Dawn (anime)|Dawn]]
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| *[[Ash's Pikachu]]
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| *[[Jessie]]
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| *[[James]]
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| *[[Meowth (Team Rocket)|"Weavile"]]
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| Just like in the anime, Ash and his friends catch up to Team Rocket, who has stolen Pikachu. In an attempt to get rid of them, James sends out Carnivine, who predictably, bites James's head. This causes him to flail about, accidently releasing Pikachu. Who promptly blasts them off.
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Pokémon Learning League is a web-based educational series that uses characters from the Pokémon anime to teach students in the areas of science, math, language arts, and life skills. The site is aimed at American children in grades 3 to 6. The site was free when it was first set up in 2006 but is only viewable through a paid subscription service from January 1, 2007 on.
It should be noted that there are many variations from the main anime canon, including the existence of the PokéPilot. Additionally, the fourth wall is often broken by the characters either asking for help or thanking the person doing the lesson.
Mission Guides
Mission Guides are characters created specifically for Pokémon Learning League to assist the student in four types of subject matter. As such, they don't appear in any media outside of Pokémon Learning League.
- Ada is the Mission Guide for Mathematics.
- Lex is the Mission Guide for Language Arts.
- Quinn is the Mission Guide for Life Skills.
- Siara is the Mission Guide for Science.
Lessons
Lessons in Pokémon Learning League are divided up into three parts.
Watch
In the Watch segments, students are introduced to one or more characters from the Pokémon anime who have a problem. They then turn to the PokéPilot (and thus, the Mission Guide for that particular content area) to help them solve their problem.
Try
In the Try segments, students follow a guided practice along with the characters from the Watch segment. The Try segment reinforces the lesson taught in Watch, often mirroring the order that the process was followed there.
Apply
In the Apply segments, students play a game on their own (with minimal interference from the Mission Guide or any character) and apply the skill or skills that they have been taught. The Apply segments often end in a short video that shows the anime characters solving their problem.
Lesson synopsis
Life Skills
Quinn appears in all of these lessons.
Teamwork
Ash and May were in a double battle and lost. As they argue about the battle. Team Rocket spies on them and formulate a plan to steal their Pokémon by forming battle partnerships with Ash and May separately, with Jessie teaming up with May (in disguise), and James teaming up with Ash (also in disguise). Max has a bad feeling about this, which later materializes as Team Rocket's plan works and they end up with both Pikachu and Skitty. Ash and May are still arguing, so Max calls Quinn and learns about teamwork.
Characters that appear in this episode are:
I Messages
Ash and Quinn were talking to each other over the PokéPilot, when Max and May get into a particularly nasty argument over Skitty who tore up one of Max's books, and mean words are exchanged. Quinn recalls similar arguments he had with his older sister, and using the PokéPilot, plays back parts of the argument and points out what Max and May could have said so they get their point across without them sounding mean to one another and how the conflict could have been resolved with "I messages".
Characters that appear in this episode are:
Expressing Emotions
May and Max are getting ready for an upcoming Pokémon contest, as there will be many new trainers and coordinators there. All of a sudden, a frightened Ralts shows up and hides behind May. Its trainer, a young girl, follows it and meets May and Max. The girl introduces herself as Vanessa and says that she's a new trainer and she's having trouble with her Ralts. Max mentions that he's worked with a Ralts once before. Vanessa is impressed and says that she can't keep it from running away, getting frustrated or even from crying. Max mentions that Ralts are capable of copying the emotions of people. Vanessa wants to know how she could get Ralts to copy good emotions. Max suggest that they contact Quinn. They explain the situation to Quinn, and he suggests that in addition to telling how they feel, they also must show how they feel in a constructive empathetic manner.
Characters that appear in this episode are:
This episode is one of the very few Learning League episodes that has its own character of the day. It should also be noted that the character model for Vanessa is often used in many Learning League episodes as an extra.
Media Part 1: Forms of Media
Ash and his friends, along with Squirtle and Forretress are at a Pokémon Center. They decide to call Professor Oak to ask some questions and to check on Ash's Pokémon. When they call him, the group discovers that DJ Mary is with him. They ask if they're going to air another Pokétalk show, but find out that trainers are now watching a new show instead of training their Pokémon, or tuning into Pokétalk. The new show in question is called "The New Pokémon Training Show", and it asks the viewers to send their Pokémon in for "special training". Oak has a hunch that they're obviously up to no good. A clip of this training show is shown to the group, which stars a "Red Trainer" and a "Blue Trainer" that have scarves over their faces, and a very badly disguised "Pikachu" as proof that their training techniques work. Ash's Pikachu obviously doesn't buy it, and neither does anyone else. Professor Oak and DJ Mary say they'll try to find out more about the show and hang up. Ash decides to get to the bottom of it, but wonders how this show is affecting how people behave. They call Quinn and learn about the different forms of the media and how to be aware of their messages. Will the trainers of Goldenrod City get the message and learn the truth of the trainer show?
Characters that appear in this episode are:
Just like most episodes in the anime, the hosts of the dubious TV show is none other then Team Rocket, whose disguises are easy enough for the viewer to figure out, but just enough to fool the characters. Apparently, Team Rocket not only devised a TV show, but also managed to put their message into all forms of media: magazines, posters, websites, video games, even coming up with a snackfood and theme song associated with their show.
Unlike most episodes of Learning League, this one ends in a cliffhanger, which is resolved in Media Part 2: Fact or Opinion.
This episode also refers to the Pokétalk show as a TV show, but is actually a radio show.
Media Part 2: Fact or Opinion
The episode begins right after the first part, Media Part 1. Ash and his friends had come up with broadcasting their own message asking who are the trainers behind the masks, but right when the trainers were revealed, their message gets sabotaged. Part 2 begins with The New Pokémon Trainers show still airing in Goldenrod. With the show cutting to a commercial advertising Puff Snacks. Our heroes are obviously annoyed at the new show, because not only are their messages questionable, but everyone is too busy watching the show to battle anymore. They wonder about if the messages being portrayed by the show are fact or merely opinion, they contact Quinn to learn more about this.
Characters that appear in this episode are
It's revealed that the trainers are in fact Team Rocket, and just like in the anime, they get blasted off by Pikachu's thunderbolt. The episode ends with The Pokétalk radio show back on the air and Oak reciting a poem about the media:
"In time of information, when everything is a click away, you can always be a master, if you listen closely to what they say"
Win Win Solutions
Ash and May, along with Squirtle and Phanpy, are in a city. May spots a large jewel necklace in the window of the shop. May adores it while Ash doesn't particularly cares for it at all. Ash wants to get going while May wants to look at the jewel for a little while longer. They both get into an arguement over what to do next. They both realize that they won't be able to do anything if they keep arguing, so they call Quinn. He then teaches how to comprimise so both sides win.
Characters that appear in this episode are
Bullying
Ash and Pikachu are walking through the woods when all of a sudden, Pikachu steps on Meowth's tail by accident. Ash wonders why Meowth is all alone sulking to himself. Meowth explains that Jessie and James were being mean to him, taking away his noodles from him and calling him a "blabbering furballed runt". He's reminded of the time when the other Meowth ignored him for being a freak. He exclaims that he has no friends, everybody picks on him and nobody cares. Ash decides to help by calling up Quinn and explains Meowth's situation. He teaches them how to recognize bullying behavior and how to deal with it.
Characters that appear in this episode are
This episode starts off with a message that if you are threatened by a bully, get help from an adult immediately, and a disclaimer that this episode isn't an intervention program, only to provide helpful tips to recognize bullying behavior.
It is also the only episode to give credit to one of the members of the Learning League Advisory Board.
The noodle seller's character model is used extensively as an extra in various episodes.
Making Friends
Brock is in the park with alot of people. He is trying to make friends with them, but is not doing a very good job, as he is hiding behind bushes and is yelling "Hello" to them. He ends up being completely ignored by everyone. He calls Quinn to talk about his problem, and learns how to make friends with others.
Characters that appear in this episode are
Food Pyramid
Ash is training hard with Pikachu, he decides to stop training for a bit to rest and get something to eat. He chooses a donut, but Brock wonders if he could have something better that could help his training. Ash doesn't understand what the food he eats has to do with how he trains. They call up Quinn to ask him about it. They catch him just finishing his lunch, he has a bottle of water with him. He tells Ash and Brock about his newest project: The Food Pyramid.
Characters that appear in this episode are
It's interesting to note that they have pictures of a hamburger, hotdog and a can of tuna in the Meat and Beans group, as it is a constant source of debate over whether Pokémon are eaten in the Pokémon World.
Appreciating Differences
May and Ash are at a contest hall. Ash can't want for it to start, while May is feeling a bit glum. Ash asks her what's wrong, May explains that there's a trainer telling everyone that the younger trainers, including May, are babies who can't do well at contests and shouldn't even try. Ash tries to console her, but May is starting to believe she isn't good enough to compete. Ash concludes that the trainer is the one with the problem. They call Quinn to talk about appreciating differences and how judging people based on stereotypes is wrong.
Characters that appear in this episode are
The model used for the discriminating trainer is nearly the same as May's father Norman.
Problem Solving
May and Max are ready to give Munchlax a rest at the Pokémon Center after a long battle, and a good thing to considering that it's so cold outside, which is unusual considering the time of year. They find out at the Pokémon Center that a freak blizzard has hit the normally warm area, causing problems for the local Bellsprout population, who are much more used to a warm habitat. May and Max decide to help them out, but are unsure of where to start. They decide to call Quinn, who tries to teach them the six steps to a solution, but Siara also has a problem, with an explosive outcome.
Characters that appear in this episode are
Goal Setting
May has just healed her Pokémon at the Pokémon center and is just about to leave when Nurse Joy tells her about a hot air balloon race near Saffron City in the coming week. May wants to enter with a Skitty balloon, and Max agrees to help out. The only catch is that she has no idea where to begin, in fact, she doesn't even know what a hot air balloon caption is called. She calls up Quinn for help on how to set goals using the SMART system.
Characters that appear in this episode are
Not surprisingly, Team Rocket enters the contest, but don't actually appear themselves, only their balloon.
Peer Pressure
May is preparing Eevee for another contest, she tells Eevee not to be discourged about not being an evolved form, like the Espeon they saw eariler. An Umbreon shows up and May is suddenly not feeling so good about entering with just an Eevee. She wonders if she could get it to evolve into one of it's many forms. Eevee doesn't seem to agree with this, but May feels like everyone else has an evolved Eevee while May doesn't. She even considers not competing in the contest, even though they've worked so hard. She calls Quinn and learns about peer pressure, both the bad and the good kinds.
Characters that appear in this episode are
Managing Stress
May is preparing for a contest, this time with Beautifly, as she has decided to use it's Silver Wind in a unique way, but she isn't sure if she's practiced enough. Ash and Max try to make her feel better, but May is reminded of the time Beautifly lost to a Milotic. She begins to panic over the contest. Ash and Max try to distract her, but their attempts were unsuccessful. It turns out that there is a trainer that has entered with a Milotic. May freaks out and snaps at Ash and Max. Ash decides to contact Quinn, who gives tips on stress management.
Characters that appear in this episode are
Nurse Joy, Misty, Tracey and Brock only appear in this episode as examples of them coping with stress in some way.
Nutrition Labels
Ash and his friends are having a picnic at the beach before heading to the next town for another battle. After Pikachu accidentally kicks sand into Skitty's face, May decides that she needs more space. Brock joins her to train Ludicolo. While they train, Max and Ash decide to eat the food they brought with them on the picnic, unbeknowest to them, Team Rocket is planning on stealing their food. Using an air puffer, they blow sand into the faces of Ash, Max and Pikachu. While they were blinded, they swipe the picnic basket and run off, with Max trying to chase them, but they get away. May and Brock hear the commotion and wonder what's going on. Max explains that Team Rocket stole all the best food, or at least the food that tasted the best. Brock explains that ingredients are what makes food good. They call up Quinn, who explains to them about nutrition labels on food packages.
Characters that appear in this episode are
As with the Food Pryamid episode, many of the food items used as examples have meat in them.
Ash and May are heading towards a beautiful lake that they've heard about, which is populated by Goldeen. When they finally get there, they find that the shoreline is full of trash. People are becoming careless with their garbage. Even Team Rocket is leaving their garbage behind. Ash and May try to tell them to pick up their trash, but they don't listen to them. Ash thinks about leaving, but May wants to do something about it. Ash agrees with her and calls up Quinn, who teaches them the steps on how to fix a big problem through the acronym CHANGE.
Characters that appear in this episode are
Characters used in the Try section are Nurse Joy, Officer Jenny, Brawly, Norman, Misty and Professor Oak.
Good Sportsmanship
May is competing in a Pokémon Contest with her Eevee against a trainer named Jessandra, who is really Jessie in disguse, with her Seviper. Seviper uses a Poison Tail attack, which generates cheers from the crowd. May decides to launch a counterattack, while James and Meowth plan on disrupting her. James orders Cacnea to use Pin Missile, which hits Eevee from behind. May asks her Pokémon whats wrong, Eevee isn't too hurt but is feeling a bit saddened. James's deed hasn't gone un-noticed though: Nurse Joy and an extra in the audience notices it as well. While Seviper attacks with another Poison Tail, Jessandra begins to gloat. Max tells May to not to listen to her and to focus on the match. Eevee gets it's confidence back and tries to attack. However, Cacnea shoots another Pin Missile from the sidelines, knocking Eevee off balance again. Jessandra insults May, and Meowth joins in. Round one is over with Jessandra as the winner, which causes her to gloat even more. May thinks about telling the judges that it's Jessandra's fault and that she should be disqualified for teasing her. Max reasons that even if she's a bad sport, doesn't mean that May should be one as well. However, May is too worked up about Jessandra to listen. Max calls Quinn up and he explains good sportsmanship to May and Max.
Characters that appear in this episode are
This episode is notable in that it's the only one that actually has Pokémon battling in a real competition. It also may be the only time where Jessie won a contest against a main character, even though she cheated. Naturally, Lilian is told of Jessandra's cheating by Nurse Joy and the extra, and the ribbon goes to a Rapidash owned by Regina. James admits to using Cacnea, and Jessie yells at him, at some point, James grabs onto her clothing, revealing themselves to be Team Rocket.
Lilian's model is somewhat off since her hair is pointing downward instead of sideways, and her mole is missing.
Self Esteem
Ash, May and Max are heading towards Pallet Town. Ash and May are psyched because they're going to have a double battle, and Ash hopes that Professor Oak is able to see him preform. May adds that even if he wasn't there, At least all the new trainers can watch him. Max wants to meet him to talk about what it takes to be a great Pokémon trainer, and hopes he didn't forget anything. May says that his memory is like a book, which gives him an idea to write a book about the experiences of Pokémon training, and of his adventures with Ash. Ash decides to use Pikachu for the battle, while May chooses Eevee. They prepare for the battle while Max writes what happens. Later on, it's revealed that both of them were sorely beaten. Max is saddened by the loss, so much so that he isn't able to write about it any longer, he even considers to change the ending. However, Ash and May don't seem to mind the loss: Ash just likes to battle while May got some great ideas for her next contests. Max wonders how he could feel good even after a defeat like that. Ash mentions that there were times when a loss would bum them out, but then they realized that it shouldn't get them down. They call Quinn up to explain things better. He then teaches the group about Self Esteem.
Characters that appear in this episode are
Homework Skills
The episode starts off with Roxanne telling everyone how proud she is of how everyone is working in her Future Trainer's Workshop. She's also especially proud of Max, who didn't miss a single question on the test on Pokémon native to Hoenn. As a reward, there's a traveling Pokémon battle Team coming and the whole class are the special guests at the battle. This gets the class very excited. Later on, Max is at a drinking fountain with one of his classmates, Max is excited and talks about how they could study how trainers train. However, his classmate wonders how he could be a Pokémon trainer when he does poorly on his tests. Max suggests that they should talk to some real trainers and coordinators, since that's the best way he can study. He then mentions that his sister and his friend are trainers. A little while later, May and Ash are training with Pikachu and Squirtle. Max and his friend talk about how much preperation is done before the actual battle or contest can begin. May and Ash meet them and Max introduces his classmate as Brent. They ask him what he knows so far, and tells them that he knows he has a long way to go. Ash and May have to continue training, so Ash suggests they call Quinn. Max follows Ash's advice and call Quinn up. Quinn shows them the new wheels for his skateboard that Siara made. He preceeds to ride his skateboard and ends up crashing into a wall. Luckly he's wearing a helmet, so he can practice all he wants. Brent explains his problem, and Quinn gives some tips on how to study effectively.
Characters that appear in this episode are
Much like Vanessa from the episode "Expressing Emotions", Brent is another Character of the Day exclusive to the Pokémon Learning League. His character model is also used as an extra in various episodes as well.
Many of the homework examples used in the episodes are related to Pokémon, such as lists of Starter Pokémon or Template:Type2 Pokémon.
Dealing with Anger
Ash and May are going to a park for a picnic, they hear something in the bushes. It turns out to be Team Rocket, who are quarreling with each other. Jessie fell into a hole and is covered in dirt and twigs. She yells at Meowth for not digging the hole where she wanted it. Meowth is angry because neither Jessie or James rarely do any work and are terrible at catching Pokémon. As they sqaubble among each other. Ash and May agree to never fight like that, but they want to know more about how to deal with anger. They call Quinn up who explains to them how to deal with anger in a healthy way. After they're done talking. May and Ash decide to leave, but then decide to talk to Team Rocket on how they can deal with their anger.
Characters that appear in this episode are
Exercise
Ash and Brock are watching a trainer and his Machop preform a DynamicPunch. Both of them are impressed by its intensity, by how much muscle it has and by its Karate Chop. Ash looks up Machop in the Pokédex, which mentions how much it trains to master all kinds of martial arts, and it's unbelieveable strength. Ash wishes that he were that strong, so Brock suggests that he should build up his muscles as well. So Ash decides to run for a bit to build them up. Brock then suggests that he should have something against his muscle, so Ash does some push-ups and slips. Brock mentions that he has to do more then that. So they decide to call Quinn up to see if he has any advice on how to exercise properly.
Characters that appear in this episode are
This episode is the first episode that has Ash and Brock in their Diamond and Pearl clothing.
When protiens are talked about during the lesson, they have soybeans and tofu as the examples.
Episodes that are coming soon
- Listening Skills
- Online Safety
- Self-Control
- Giving Back
- Manners
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